The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights ...
When you report a scam to the FTC, investigators use your information to build cases against scammers. Other law enforcement agencies can see the reports, too, and use them to further their own investigations. Your story makes a difference.
Under the common law, fraud is generally defined as an intentional misrepresentation of material existing fact made by one person to another with knowledge of its falsity and for the purpose of inducing the other person to act.
Use FINRA's online form to report any potentially fraudulent or suspicious activities by brokerage firms or brokers.
The Washington State Consumer Protection Act, also known as the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), is a state law that aims to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices. The law gives the state Attorney General's office the authority to take legal action against businesses that engage in such practices.
Learn more about common fraud schemes that target consumers, including identity theft, non-delivery scams, online car buying scams, and theft of ATM/debit and credit cards.
Learn more about common fraud schemes that target consumers, including identity theft, non-delivery scams, online car buying scams, and theft of ATM/debit and credit cards.
The concept states that there are three components which, together, lead to fraudulent behavior. They are (1) a perceived un-shareable financial need (motive/pressure), (2) a perceived opportunity to commit fraud, and (3) the rationalization of committing the fraud.
Fraud defined. (a) The individual has made a statement or provided information. (b) The statement was false. (c) The individual either knew the statement was false or did not know whether it was true or false when making it.